"If the Zelda series is given to the Daqian, I'm afraid it will become another classic game on the level of Pokemon!" Iwata Satoru said calmly.
"That might not be the case!" Arakawa Minoru laughed.
"Arakawa-kun, I remember that in the company, you have high hopes for the Zelda series. Zelda's Flute of Time was also developed under your leadership. If you don't have high hopes for Zelda, why would you personally come to negotiate with me today?" Iwata Satoru directly exposed Arakawa Minoru's true colors.
That was the truth. This time, the Daqian came to buy Zelda because Arakawa Minoru tried his best to sell his plan to Boss Jia.
Arakawa Minoru didn't have any influence on the Daqian. He directly pushed away the original CEO Zhong Yu and sat on the throne of the world's number one video game company.
Although Arakawa Minoru's reputation in the industry was big enough to control his new subordinates, he still needed to gain a foothold in the Daqian company. For example, Arakawa Minoru vaguely knew about the job ranking system that the Daqian company was about to release.
As a newcomer, although it was impossible for him to get a Daqian Level 1 reservation, it was obviously very difficult for him to get a higher rank than those veterans who had made great contributions.
Therefore, it was best for him to make contributions now so that he could get a higher rank when the time comes.
That was why Arakawa Minoru praised the Zelda series to his new boss. He said that it was the best game IP in the world and that it was at least on par with Pokemon. He also said that he hoped that he could buy the rights to the Zelda series and lead the development of the game in the future.
Of course, Boss Jia knew about the reputation of the Zelda series. After all, even in 2020, the number one game on the game ranking board was still Zelda: Flute of Time, which was released last year. If he could buy the Zelda series, not to mention 180 million USD, even 1.8 billion USD would be a profit.
However, the problem was that Nintendo probably wouldn't sell it. Therefore, Boss Jia didn't think about Zelda until Arakawa Minoru jumped out and promised that he could get the Zelda series. Only then did Boss Jia authorize Arakawa Minoru to do it.
So, in reality, Boss Jia wanted this to happen even more than Mori Arakawa.
Sure enough, Arakawa knew the principle of hitting the snake where it hurts. He also knew that Zelda was not as important to Nintendo as he thought. Especially Iwata Satoru, he was not that interested in the Zelda series, nor did he value it.
Otherwise, there wouldn't have been a gap in Zelda's production during the ten years of Yamauchi Hiroshi's death and Iwata Satoru's reign. At most, there would be some spin-off works, and there wouldn't be any major works.
It was only when Iwata Satoru abdicated due to illness that "Zelda: The Breath of the Wild" was established.
That was why Minoru Arakawa knew very well that Iwata Satoru was actually willing to sell Celda, as long as there were enough benefits.
Sure enough, Iwata Satoru was tempted after hearing the 180 million.
However, Iwata Satoru wasn't stupid. Since Arakawa was willing to offer 180 million USD now, it meant that there was still room to increase the price!
Therefore, Satoru Iwata and Minoru Arakawa started a war of words. Satoru Iwata forced Minoru Arakawa to raise the price step by step. In the end, he raised the price from 180 million USD to 240 million USD.
But at this point, Arakawa was not willing to budge. At the same time, he showed a stance that if Iwata Satoru raised the price again, he would not buy it.
On the other hand, Iwata Satoru also felt that 240 million USD was a good price. Both sides slowly reached a consensus.
"But we still need the board of directors' approval!" Iwata Satoru said at the end.
"Don't worry. They will definitely agree. When they see 240 million USD, the profit report, and the rising stock price, they will definitely agree!" Satoru Iwata smiled. Minoru Arakawa also nodded helplessly.
Indeed, the shareholders were only interested in these things. They don't care about the rest.
The Zelda series was just one of the hundreds of game IPs in Nintendo. If it could be sold for 240 million USD, the shareholders would definitely not reject it.
Sure enough, after Iwata Satoru handed the transaction report to the board of directors and took out the Daqian lawyer's letter, the board of directors agreed to the transaction without hesitation. A few days later, Daqian Games and Nintendo announced that Daqian had bought all the rights to the Zelda series. However, Nintendo could still continue to sell the previous versions of Zelda: Flute of Time, but they could no longer produce, develop, or sell any new versions of Zelda.
Initially, Satoru Iwata was worried that Zelda's fans would be angry when the news was released. However, Zelda's fans were cheering and celebrating. Their favorite work had become Da Qian's. In the future, Zelda would receive more resources and a better platform. This made Satoru Iwata feel very hurt.
But when he saw that Nintendo's stock price, which had been falling since Yamauchi Hiroshi's death, finally rose again, Iwata Satoru was elated.
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"Chairman, I'm glad I didn't disappoint you!" After signing the contract, Arakawa naturally came to report to Boss Jia. When Boss Jia saw that he had only spent 240 million USD to buy the Zelda series, his face was full of smiles. At the same time, he wondered if he could create a Zelda: Breath of the Original God in the future. That would be awesome.
"Mr. Arakawa, I was right about you. Bringing you to Daqian was one of the best decisions I've ever made!" Boss Jia patted Arakawa's shoulder and said with a smile.
"Chairman, you flatter me. These are all things that I should do!" Arakawa quickly said humbly. "But Chairman, I have something to say. I don't know if I should say it!"
"Go ahead!"
"Chairman, is it time for us to start developing the console?" Arakawa looked at Jia Yapeng and asked.
"Console games …" Boss Jia smiled. "Our Daqian and Sony are working well on consoles. Our handheld consoles and consoles are a perfect match. Each of us has a market share, and we are working well together. This is good. Why should I make enemies for myself?"
"Chairman, the graphics and gaming performance of handheld consoles are limited. The consoles are the most popular consoles in the world! Consoles are the best medium in the gaming industry. Daqian games have reached the pinnacle in handheld consoles and consoles. It will be a pity if we don't attack consoles next! "
"What if I am not interested in consoles?"
"No. I think you must be interested in consoles. If not, you don't need to poach me and buy The Legend of Zelda. After all, Thousand Machine Translation will not be able to bring out the fun of The Legend of Zelda. Consoles are the only stage for it!"
"But if we do that, won't we be violating our agreement with Sony?"
"Sony …" Arakawa smiled. "Chairman, do you know about PSP?"
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